Five Seasons Retires Last 20 Buses From 1978 Fleet
Iowa nonprofit groups face scrutiny as former University of Iowa president Willard Boyd testifies before the U S Senate Finance Committee. He urges caution on over regulation while noting Iowa hosts 3 614 charitable groups doing good with limited revenues. Midwest visitors hail Veterans Memorial Stadium hosting the Midwest League All Star game with nearly 5 600 attendees.
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Sandy” Boyd
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Tax on tobacco to curb use urged in Iowa demand
A South Carolina reader notes Iowa's 36 cent per pack tax and argues for a higher tax of $1 or $2 to share tobacco costs. She cites health risks, fires, and medical expenses, urging policy action to deter use and fund damages.
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Generation Kill and the Iraqi War’s Unfinished Peace
Evan Wright’s Generation Kill portrays Marines as elite killers united by alienation from mainstream America. The book argues the war was won by rapid assault to Baghdad, but disarming Iraq failed and anti-American guerrillas retain deadly weapons, hindering postwar peace.
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Iowa faces shifting population and funding battles in state
A Gazette analysis shows 77 of Iowa’s 99 county seats have lost population since 2000, while a Supreme Court ruling unsettles key incentives like the Endow Iowa program and the Iowa Values Fund. Abuses rise amid reporting gains, and rural workforce offices risk closure without new funding. Governor Vilsack’s administration weighs damage control as counties adapt to demographic change.
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Sage advice from the managed by Jim Shea
A Hartford Courant columnist skewers management tactics in a humorous guide for aspiring executives. He argues managers are short lived and that seasoned workers see through attempts to manipulate them. The piece rating techniques like schmoozing, one on one meetings, and public praise as ineffective or counterproductive.
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